Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kernel-3.2.1-gentoo + Broadcom-STA = Could not get rssi (-22)

[Carlos Sura]

On 15 January 2012 04:01, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:

> On Sunday 15 Jan 2012 01:38:08 Carlos Sura wrote:
> > On 14 January 2012 18:14, Carlos Sura <carlos.sura1@××××××××××.com>
> wrote:
> > > Hello Mates,
> > >
> > > I have updated my kernel to 3.2.1, using my old config, when I boot my
> > > laptop with the new kernel, my wireless was not working, I thought that
> > > it was my mistake, but after a google search I found the following
> > > article: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Broadcom_43xx
>
> I'm not sure that this article is up to date.
>
> Have you been through this:
>
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
>
>
> > > Since, my wireless card is: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n
> > > Wireless LAN Controller
> > >
> > > That should work, right?
>
> I'm running stable kernels and actually I'm still with 3.0.6 because the
> 3.1.6
> crashes when I suspend to RAM.  Also my wireless card is BCM4312 802.11b/g
> LP-
> PHY and it works fine with the b43 driver on the older kernels - which
> driver
> was yours using?
>
> (from lspci -k)
>
> 05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY
> (rev
> 01)
>        Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card
>        Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
>        Kernel modules: ssb
>
>
> > > Then I did the Open Source Kernel Driver, and installed the package
> > > broadcom-sta.
>
> The broadcom-sta is Broadcom's proprietary driver - not Open Source!
>
> According to the URL I mention above the BCM4313 chipset uses unsupported
> LCN
> PHY, and the kernel developers are working on it.  May be worth talking to
> them on #bcm-users in irc.freenode.net to see what they recommend.  I
> suspect
> your choices are wl (which I don't think is in kernel) and the staging
> driver
> brcmsmac (because the mac80211 does not work with Broadcom's proprietary
> ieee80211 stack).
>
>
> > > Boot the laptop again, and 'voila' wireless was working again, but
> after
> > > 25-30 minutes using it, it stopped working, show me a blank screen with
> > > the following error:
> > >
> > > Fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed!
> > > Jan 14 18:12:14 gentoo-b0x kernel: [  614.214017] ERROR
> > > @wl_cfg80211_get_station : Could not get rssi (-22)
> > >
> > > with a loop of that message, I could not do anything, just ctrl + alt +
> > > supr  to reboot
> > >
> > > Second time, took 15-20 minutes and the same mistake, this is my third
> > > time with the new kernel, I'm 15 minutes now, and nothing happened.
>
> See if the module has any options for power saving and switch them off.
>
>
> > > Any help?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > --
> > > Carlos Sura.-
> > > www.carlossura.com
> >
> > I'm back in the old kernel, and removed the broadcom-sta package and
> > wireless seems to works.
> >
> > So, there is no need of broadcom-sta at this moment in the old kernel,
> > maybe the new kernel works too without that package, I will update later,
> > after testing.
>
> It may help if you were to tell us which driver you are now using.
> --
> Regards,
> Mick
>


Hello Mick,

Thank you for your answer.

I'm using the following driver:
lspci -k
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n
Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1483
Kernel driver in use: wl
Kernel modules: wl

You were right, there is no need to have broadcom-sta I have unistalled and
seems to be working fine (with my old kernel); now, it seems to improve in
the new kernel too 3.2.1, but the issue persist, I'm not sure why is
happening, it does not show the message based on time now, it shows when
the load of my pc is heavy and when I'm doing important stuff or many tabs
opened in Chrome, there is no way to get back to X, because it shows that
message, so I have to reeboot.

Now, about this:
According to the URL I mention above the BCM4313 chipset uses unsupported
LCN
PHY, and the kernel developers are working on it.  May be worth talking to
them on #bcm-users in irc.freenode.net to see what they recommend.  I
suspect
your choices are wl (which I don't think is in kernel) and the staging
driver
brcmsmac (because the mac80211 does not work with Broadcom's proprietary
ieee80211 stack).

You are right, my chipset uses unsopported LCN PHY. but, in my old kernel
never happened this, that's why I'm more interested in know more about this
issue.

I'm on ~AMD64 this is my emerge --info : http://tinypaste.com/5ee0e0a4

Also, I forgot to mention, my old kernel was working fine, when I tried to
use the old config, it was not working, so I have to deactive some things
in the new kernel (related to the wireless card) I will send it in the next
email.

Thanks for helping me-

Regards

-- 
Carlos Sura.-
www.carlossura.com